Easy Read: Oxevision camera sensors and the care in your room

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What is this leaflet about?

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All mental health wards must check patients wellbeing a minimum of every hour to ensure their safety 24 hours per day.

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You can choose if the cameras or staff check if you are well during your time in hospital.

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The checks will be made by staff during the night and day.

  • Staff would check you are breathing.
  • Staff would check you are well.
  • Staff could check your pulse.

Or

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  • The Oxevision system can also check you are safe and well.
  • The Oxevision system checks your breathing and your pulse.
  • This means staff will not need to come to your room as often.

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This information will help you to decide:

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If you would like the camera-sensors to check you when you are in your room.

Or

If you would like staff to check your breathing and pulse.

You can decide what will work best for you.

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How the cameras are used

  • To check if you are in your room.
  • To check your breathing and pulse at night.
  • To alert staff if you may need help.
  • To let staff know if anyone else enters your room.
  • To let staff know if you leave your

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What some people like about the system:

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Some people feel that they sleep better with the cameras/sensors.

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It alerts staff if you may need help:

  • If you have been in the bathroom a long time.
  • If someone enters your room

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Staff do not need to touch people to check they are safe and well.

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The camera is not on all the time.

The camera just works for 15 seconds when staff need to check you are well or to take your pulse and breathing rate.

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What some people don’t like:

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Some people don’t like having a camera in their room.

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Some people like staff to check their health.

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This clear picture shows you what staff can see when the camera is used for observations.

The camera is used for 15 seconds to check your:

  • Breathing
  • Pulse

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This blurred picture shows you what staff can see if there is an alert from your room.

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The video taken is kept for 24 hours or 1 whole day.

The video will only be looked at if there if something happens on the ward that needs investigating.

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If you have any questions please ask a member of staff.

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If you would like to try the system you can.

It is your choice.

You can choose:

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For the cameras to check you are well.

Or

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Staff to check you are well

We want you to choose what will work best for you.

General guidance: Contact us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Trust Headquarters,
Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Sandford Road, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4XN

Become a member of our Foundation Trust: www.ohftnhs.uk/membership

Page last reviewed: 3 January, 2024

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